Percussionist Fred White of the trailblazing Chicago-based band Earth, Wind & Fire is dead at 67.
NETHERLANDS - MARCH 14: AHOY Photo of EARTH WIND & FIRE and Fred WHITE, Drummer Fred White performing on stage “Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member, Our beloved brother Frederick Eugene ‘Freddie, White,” his brother Verdine White posted on Instagram Monday.Verdine White, a founding member and bass player for the Grammy-winning band started in 1969, said “brother number 4 in the family lineup” was now “drumming with the angels.
While Verdine called his brother a founding member of the band in his tribute, the late percussionist was not credited on any Earth, Wind and Fire records until 1974. He continued to play with the band live and on numerous recordings until the mid-1980s.Maurice White is credited with starting the band that fused funk, pop, jazz and disco to create hit 1970s tunes including “September” and “Shining Star.” He died in 2016.
at 66 years old. Verdine White, 71, also remembered their brother Ronald White in his online memorial to younger brother Fred White, who he called a “child protégé.” in 2000, where their live performances were recognized as “a spectacle of magic, muscle and musicianship.”
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